Jacob Remes
JACOB REMES
Where your head lies: Vote in New Haven

After three years, my mother still blanches every time I call New Haven home. And indeed, like many college students, I think of myself as […]

September 10, 2001

JACOB REMES
Five myths about unionization

Ask anyone, from your TA to your master’s assistant, from your dining hall swiper to Yale President Richard Levin, this academic year is going to […]

September 5, 2001

JACOB REMES
Yale finally comes clean on sweatshop policy

And last week, we learned it had all been lies. For the past year and a half, Yale President Richard Levin has refused to allow […]

April 12, 2001

JACOB REMES
A tribute to Phil Ochs and the new age of activism

In 1971, Yale was in the midst of a bitter strike. The administration refused to bargain with Local 35. Students, with their memories still fresh […]

March 29, 2001

JACOB REMES
Life-saving drugs, the profit motive and Yale

When I talk about Yale’s ethical licensing policy, most of the time I’m referring to the use of sweatshops in apparel manufacturing. Yale licenses the […]

March 1, 2001

JACOB REMES
Meet the Corporation and 16 cold shoulders

I was pretty excited on Friday. I finally got to see the Yale Corporation. True, it was from several feet away, and none of them […]

February 15, 2001

JACOB REMES
University policy ignores King legacy

Pop quiz: True or false: Yale College graduated as many blacks in 1969 as in 1996. True or false: Yale’s African American Studies program only […]

January 12, 2001